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On a sticky wicket
Sixteen years ago in Manchester, New Zealand lost a cricket test to England after Monty Panesar, the spinner, took six wickets for just 37 runs. It was a memorable performance, and Panesar was duly hailed as the best English left-arm spin bowler of his generation.
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May 18-24, 2024
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Blocks to building
The OECD is the latest organisation to highlight our dysfunctional economy but neither National nor Labour seems capable of delivering change.
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May 18-24, 2024
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The rest is history
Rest - both sleep and non-sleep - is essential to help our overstressed bodies and minds repair themselves. But many of us remain in a constant state of 'fight, flight or freeze'.
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May 04-10, 2024
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Right and power
Israel is profiting financially and extending its global technological influence in response to the October 7 massacre, says investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein.
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May 04-10, 2024
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Dolphins be damned
Is SailGP's future in this country really under threat because of an at-risk marine mammal?
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May 04-10, 2024
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Orwellian irony
Our thinking about one of the 20th century's best-known writers is being challenged by the 'smelly little truths' Anna Funder uncovered about George Orwell's marriage.
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May 04-10, 2024
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The alchemist
Talent and a little magic have taken state-house kid Moses Mackay to the heights of Italian opera. He's coming back to sprinkle some of his gold dust around.
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May 04-10, 2024
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Good Lord, he was scandalous
Lord Byron still fascinates 200 years after his death, but more for his bohemian lifestyle than his poetry.
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May 04-10, 2024
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Stars in their eyes
Debut novel a heady mix of grief, astronomy and love.
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May 04-10, 2024
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Dark matter
Ngaio Marsh-style whodunnit set among academia attached to the Mt John Observatory.
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May 04-10, 2024
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Mirren's mirror on Meir
Dame Helen talks about playing Golda Meir, Israel's iron lady, during a pivotal chapter in the controversial politician's long career.
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May 04-10, 2024
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Game, set and match
Love, sex and great tennis take centre court in this highly charged drama.
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May 04-10, 2024
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Silence is golden
Dog and robot tale a five-star gem.
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May 04-10, 2024
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Still screaming
Pearl Jam's 12th album proves the senior statesmen have what it takes after 33 years.
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May 04-10, 2024
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Taylored to startle
Swifties flocked to their idol's latest release in their millions. Awaiting them was Taylor at her most raw and brave.
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May 04-10, 2024
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Morning songs
On a recent early and glorious Saturday morning - it was 4°C outside I let the complaining chickens out. Chickens never stop complaining.
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April 27-May 3, 2024
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Upwardly mobile
Climate-friendly e-scooters are proliferating but there are stumbling blocks for users and non-users.
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April 27-May 3, 2024
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A potent brew
There's a correlation between moderate coffee drinking and reduced risk of colorectal cancer - but evidence of a causal link is still percolating.
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April 27-May 3, 2024
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Food saviours
A little bit of silliness lightens the mood on the serious topic of food waste.
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April 27-May 3, 2024
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Ode to old masters
The Polynesian sound and Auckland's ska-punk scene are remembered in new releases.
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April 27-May 3, 2024
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Weaving Welsh with waiata
Te reo meets Cymraeg in a musical project partly spearheaded by Kawiti Waetford, an opera singer with connections to Wales.
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April 27-May 3, 2024
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Culture warrior
Activist and scholar Ngahuia te Awek6otuku achieved several firsts in society but had to fight many battles to get there.
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April 27-May 3, 2024
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An age-old problem
Is our lifespan fixed, or might we be able to slow down or even abolish ageing? And what would we do if we could?
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April 27-May 3, 2024
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When Jim becomes James
'What would white people do to a slave who had learned to read?' This impressive reimagining of Huckleberry Finn seeks to find out.
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April 27-May 3, 2024
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Manhattan transfer
A Kiwi movie star led the charge for an Anzac garden atop New York's Rockefeller Centre that's still in use today.
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April 27-May 3, 2024
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A Wylde life
How a West Coast mechanic who lost a leg at Gallipoli ended up living in luxury on the banks of the Thames, rubbing shoulders with artists, composers and poets.
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April 27-May 3, 2024
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'That German boy'
Paul Oestreicher's Jewish family escaped the Nazis in 1938. Once here, he was ostracised for being German. How did this committed pacifist end up leading a military Anzac Day service in East Germany?
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April 27-May 3, 2024
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Uncovering our past
For veteran broadcaster Cameron Bennett, navigating the origins and consequences of the New Zealand Wars has been both confronting and exhilarating.
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April 27-May 3, 2024
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Friend or foe?
An ambiguous war memorial on the banks of the Waikato River raises confronting questions about what it is commemorating.
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April 27-May 3, 2024
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Taonga tales
Collections of war memorabilia no longer just signify battles and bravery; they have evolved to tell us about ourselves.
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